Prince William in Irish Sea rescue drama

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One man has died and five are still missing after their freighter was smashed
by a giant wave in the Irish Sea during gale force winds early this morning.

Two members of the Russian crew of the cargo ship Swanland were plucked
alive from the water in a piece of “outstanding work” by an RAF Sea King
helicopter co-piloted by the Duke of Cambridge. The rescue lasted several
hours.

The major search for the rescued men’s colleagues covered 300 square miles of
the Irish Sea and was hampered by stormy weather b efore being called off
for the night. One